SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 2<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 2 verse 48<\/a><\/p>\n Simple<\/a><\/p>\n d\u016bre\u1e47a hy avara\u1e41 karma ‘(Fruit-breeding) works, Dhana\u00f1jaya[2. An epithet for Arjuna, lit: ‘the despiser of wealth’.]! are verily far inferior to wisdom-yoga. Seek refuge in wisdom. Poor are the fruit-seeking[3. Cf. Br:Up:V-8-10 …].’<\/span><\/p>\n Verily far inferior is work (done with self-interest), than work which is performed without regard to fruit, and which does not destroy the balance of mind under gain or no gain (of fruit). (This is wisdom-yoga<\/em>, or work done without expectations and keeping the mind steady under all circumstances). The one kind of work which is done with the wise understanding mentioned, viz., buddhi-yoga<\/em> or wisdom-yoga<\/em> (or philosophy of work), removes all sams\u0101ra[4. Lit: that which ‘runs or courses’; means the circuit or circle of wordly existence, mundane life, material existence, matter-tied or matter-consorting existence, conditioned secular career, or matter-soul existence, coursing through a transmigratory revolution of births and deaths alternating. In Indian terms, Purusha consorting with Prakriti (or spirit-matter combination).]-suffering, and conducts (the worker) to moksha, -the highest spiritual acme of man\u2019s ambition. The other kind of work (done with longing for fruit) breeds sams\u0101ra[5. Lit: that which ‘runs or courses’; means the circuit or circle of wordly existence, mundane life, material existence, matter-tied or matter-consorting existence, conditioned secular career, or matter-soul existence, coursing through a transmigratory revolution of births and deaths alternating. In Indian terms, Purusha consorting with Prakriti (or spirit-matter combination).], the nature of which is extreme affliction.<\/span><\/p>\n Hence, during actual performance of work, seek shelter under wisdom, with mind in equipoise (under every circumstance).<\/span><\/p>\n Phala-hetava\u1e25<\/em> are those whose motive to act is reward. But such men are k\u1e5bipa\u1e47\u0101h: poor or pitiable, inasmuch as they go into sams\u0101ra[6. Lit: that which ‘runs or courses’; means the circuit or circle of wordly existence, mundane life, material existence, matter-tied or matter-consorting existence, conditioned secular career, or matter-soul existence, coursing through a transmigratory revolution of births and deaths alternating. In Indian terms, Purusha consorting with Prakriti (or spirit-matter combination).]. (What makes them poor is the non-gain of moksha, which is eternal wealth.)<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 2 verse 50<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 48 Simple d\u016bre\u1e47a hy avara\u1e41 karma buddhi-yog\u0101d dhana\u00f1-jaya buddhau \u015baranam anviccha k\u1e5bpa\u1e47\u0101\u1e25 phala-hetava\u1e25 ‘(Fruit-breeding) works, Dhana\u00f1jaya[2. An epithet for Arjuna, lit: ‘the despiser of wealth’.]! are verily far inferior to wisdom-yoga. Seek refuge in wisdom. Poor are the fruit-seeking[3. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-2","category-original"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1342\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nbuddhi-yog\u0101d dhana\u00f1-jaya
\nbuddhau \u015baranam anviccha
\nk\u1e5bpa\u1e47\u0101\u1e25 phala-hetava\u1e25<\/p>\n
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